BLM Oregon-Washington maps, GIS data now available online
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Maps, ownership and orientation are increasingly important in today’s complex world. The Bureau of Land Management in Oregon and Washington has announced a new, publicly available data library that allows access to geospatial data sets for such diverse land management programs as wildland fire, hydrography, minerals, range, vegetation, wildlife and much more.
Also available is an interactive data viewer that will help the public to determine if they are on BLM land and will also help determine the correct township/range of an individual location. This interactive data viewer will assist in finding out details about BLM-managed lands and allow the public to print custom maps for their needs.
In addition to releasing geospatial data for Oregon and Washington public lands, the BLM is also releasing free maps associated with the Dingell Act (Public Law 116-9) designation of approximately 200 miles of wild and scenic rivers in the Coos Bay, Medford, and Northwest Oregon districts. Oregon now has 34 of the 81 wild and scenic rivers managed nationally by the BLM, or over 1,010 miles of roughly 2,700 total miles across the country.
All these resources are now online and available for download.
GIS Data:
https://www.blm.gov/services/geospatial/GISData/oregon
Interactive Mapping Data Viewer:
https://webmaps.blm.gov/Geocortex/Html5Viewer/Index.html?viewer=orwa_data_viewer
Wild and Scenic River Maps:
https://www.avenzamaps.com/vendor/472/bureau-of-land-management-oregon/?sort_by=stat&direction=desc
https://www.blm.gov/programs/national-conservation-lands/oregon-washington/wild-and-scenic-rivers
Wild and Scenic River Video:
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. The agency’s mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. In fiscal year 2018, the diverse activities authorized on BLM-managed lands generated $105 billion in economic output across the country. This economic activity supported 471,000 jobs and contributed substantial revenue to the U.S. Treasury and state governments, mostly through royalties on minerals.
